Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen on Tuesday handed over some promised dengue test kits to Bangladesh, saying the gesture showed the two countries are “true friends who share happiness and misfortune and close neighbors who help each other. “
The rite of handover took place at the Ministry of Health in the presence of the Minister of Health, Zahid Maleque, Secretary Md. Jahangir Alam and the Director General of the DGHS, Prof. ABM Khurshid Alam.
This year, Bangladesh experienced the worst dengue outbreak in its history, causing the suffering of millions of people and the loss of 1,400 lives. The epidemic is raging and the situation remains difficult.
“I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased and I salute with the greatest respect the doctors who are fighting day and night on the front lines of the battle against the dengue epidemic,” the ambassador said.
“The Chinese government and others are deeply affected by the suffering of the Bangladeshi people. “
He said Chinese President Xi Jinping, when he met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Johannesburg, South Africa, in August, announced on Twitter that China would provide Bangladesh with RMB 25 million in dengue aid.
“Since then, the respective governments of the two governments have maintained close communication and cooperated well for the timely arrival and deployment of dengue emergency materials from China. “
“Today’s rite of surrender is not only the implementation of the consensus reached between the two leaders, but also another manifestation of the fact that China and Bangladesh are true friends who share happiness and misfortune and close neighbors who help each other. “he said.
“In recent years, the strategic cooperative partnership between China and Bangladesh has deepened.
“China has a vital partner for Bangladesh in terms of economic progress and beyond. The foundation of China-Bangladesh relations lies with the people.
“Thanks to increasingly common exchanges between all sectors and at all levels, the long-standing friendship between our two peoples has been strengthened in common. Among other things, cooperation in the field of health plays a key role,” the ambassador said.
Over the past three years, he said, China and Bangladesh have come together to confront the Covid-19 epidemic.
Earlier this year, “we signed the agreement to put into effect China-Aid’s allocation of the burn unit of Chittagong Medical University Hospital in Bangladesh,” the ambassador said.
“A team of leading Chinese medical experts came to Bangladesh to showcase the latest technologies and clinical knowledge and effectively operated on four patients with congenital core diseases. “
Earlier, the Chinese embassy temporarily responded to dengue and donated a batch of dengue kits to Enam Medical College Hospital.
Last week, a pilot virtual infrastructure site for cardiovascular diseases presented through the Chinese Embassy was officially launched at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.
In the future, China will continue to cooperate with Bangladesh in the field of fitness and bring more tangible benefits to the other peoples of the two countries, he said.
“I am confident that under the strong leadership of our leaders, China and Bangladesh will unite and fight side by side to win this people’s war against the dengue epidemic, thus protecting the lives and health of both peoples. “.